Carnaval de Mazatlan 2011

Do you recognize me, little mask?

That was very typical to hear in the fancy-dress/masked ball of Carnaval de Mazatlán.

Carnaval de Mazatlán 2011 is bringing back a wonderful tradition “El baile de Facha y Fantasía”. The Cultura of Mazatlan department in coordination with the enthusiastic board of the Orfanatorio de Mazatlan are in charge of making this come to reality, all founds raised will be to benefit Orfanatorio Mazatlan.

This famous ball was for many years very representative of the Carnaval in Mazatlan, but unfortunate and as time went by it disappeared; well this year and after 111 years from been created, is arising from the memory to the colorful reality and welcome by the enthusiasm and festive mood that distinguish the Mazatlecos. As follows a little bit of history taken from Carnaval de Mazatlan official site.

Between costumes and royalty

Don Miguel Valadez (the city chronicler) described: during the very first carnivals everybody wear costumes and masks they made jokes and their happiness made a new word in which they lived for a few days. People from the area and foreigners came by ships, wagons or horses seeking for that brief but intense world of fun party.
In 1900 Mazatlan had its first Carnaval Queen, a beautiful North American Wilfrida Farmer (Winnie as everybody called her). Winnie made a magnificent entrance to the city on a tram pull by horses and as companion Teodoro Maldonado along with the entourage, the happy ministers and a whole operetta company. On Tuesday’s Mardi grass parade she was on a beautiful black steed, she was a magnificent horse woman.

That year was celebrated the very first masked ball in Círculo Benito Juarez across the street from Plazuela Machado, the article was written by the poet Don Esteban Flores who was also the director of the news paper El Correo de la Tarde.

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